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Make a fur bike for Burning Man

video Make a fur bike for Burning Man

Your bike has an inner-Muppet that is dying to get out! Help your wheeled steed find his-or-her inner beauty with fur, scissors, and a glue gun.

16 comments

Apr 16, 2012. 12:16 AM

snotty says:

Awesome!

I put a subwoofer and speaker on mine too :) They are from an old computer's sound system and they run off a battery from a cordless drill.

Oh yes and some extendo forks that I made with a microwave oven welder.

Aug 23, 2010. 9:30 AMskipernicus says:

A better name for the duct-tape fur-cleanup thing? "DeMuppet Strip" Thanks for the video!

Jan 10, 2010. 7:34 PM

snotty says:

Amazing! This is probably the nicest bike mod I have ever seen; and I've been to the Brooklyn Bike Kill.

You inspired me to fur my laptop: http://www.instructables.com/id/Fur-Your-Laptop/

Thank you for being you and keep on hugging.

Oct 18, 2009. 4:46 PMking_zilla says:

Where would i get the said fur of a different or same color?

Aug 30, 2009. 4:55 AMSnoWake says:

OutSTANDing! Thanks so much for this video - burners rule. I was contemplating 'furring' my bike, and had a (correct) notion of how to go about it - but this video confirmed, clarifying, AND provided several excellent tips in the process. My wife also used it to "ribbon" her playa bike - and needed the water bowl far more often that I did with the fur. Lesson learned: Ribbon is more porous/permeable that (even fake) fur. Nice presentation, fun style - thanks, HalcyonPink. Stop by and see us at Expansion Mansion, corner of 7:30 and Hominid. Enjoy a drink from our Mad Scientist's bar, climb the tower for a nice view, or just chill out. Peace, and see you on the playa... SnoWake

Apr 8, 2009. 7:34 PMbabybat says:

Hahha i just love you. I'm so gonna try this for my bike when I go to Alchemy in georgia :D

Aug 6, 2008. 11:32 AModdblob says:

glugun tip! lick your finger to make it wet, and you manipulate the gluegun glue without burning yourself :D

Jul 31, 2008. 9:24 PMdutchthunder says:

post the finished product!!

Jul 31, 2008. 9:29 AMswaller says:

To cut fake fur so it looks better, cut from the back and keep the scissors close to the actual weave of the fabric and don't cut the actual fur. This will prevent the mess and make the finished product look better.

Jul 29, 2008. 7:29 AMMrsPost says:

For whatever reason I love this guy's presentation! Anyhoo. Some hints for working with fake (faux?) fur. If you turn it over and cut just the backing side you'll have less fur loss and you won't be finding hunks of fake fur months from now. You can also draw out your cutting lines on the back of the piece. Use a felt tip marker. Otherwise this was a great idea for a really fun and unique bike!

Jul 25, 2008. 12:22 PMCharles IV says:

Dude wear a shirt next time.

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Jul 25, 2008. 2:40 PM

Kiteman says:

All that metalwork - I get an urge to wire him into something. Maybe just stand him next to a huge Tesla coil... Nice idea, though.

Jul 25, 2008. 8:16 PM

CameronSS says:

Maybe just stand him next to a huge Tesla coil...
Ooooh....Nasty.

Jul 25, 2008. 6:19 PMdlregis says:

Very nice, and a tempting project. You said to put your hand in water if you get hot glue on you... does it matter which hand? It's still unclear how this will help if say, you get a drop of glue on your knee, but you're the expert!